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STDEV (Report Builder)

Returns the standard deviation of non-null values in a set.

Syntax

STDEV(aggregate)

aggregate

Specifies the field name or formula to aggregate.

Remarks

  • The standard deviation is a measure of how widely values are dispersed from the average value (the mean).
  • This function assumes that its arguments are a sample of the population. If your data represents the entire population, then compute the standard deviation using STDEVP.
  • The standard deviation is calculated using the "unbiased" or "n-1" method.
  • Logical values such as TRUE and FALSE and text are ignored.

Examples

Formula Result

STDEV(Sum Total Due)

Returns the standard deviation for the sum total sales due. The value returned is displayed similar to the following: 3843.30754081202.

See Also

Concepts

Working with Formulas (Report Builder)
Using Functions (Report Builder)
Aggregate Functions (Report Builder)
Report Builder How-to Topics
Working with Literals in Formulas and Filters (Report Builder)
Formatting Data, Text, and Images (Report Builder)

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